Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city. Young's Literal Translation The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city. King James Bible The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. Hebrew The toilעֲמַ֥ל (‘ă·mal) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind of a fool הַכְּסִילִ֖ים (hak·kə·sî·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool wearies him, תְּיַגְּעֶ֑נּוּ (tə·yag·gə·‘en·nū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 3021: To gasp, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil for אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that he does not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no know יָדַ֖ע (yā·ḏa‘) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know the way לָלֶ֥כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the city. עִֽיר׃ (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement |